Chapter 266 Proper Preparation

Xing Ze originally wanted to find out more about what happened on July 15, but the grandstand manager was obviously unwilling to reveal more.

So he left the restaurant tactfully, planning to go to the previous warehouse to retrieve the car, and then go to the police station to see if there was any new progress.

Not long after he walked out of the restaurant, he suddenly heard a shout behind him. He turned his head and saw a waiter running towards him.

"Hey, sir, you dropped something." The young short-haired guy came to Xing Ze and handed him a ballpoint pen.

Xing Ze looked at the pen he handed over in confusion and reminded, "This should be the pen of your restaurant."

"Are you asking about Frank?" The young man whispered, "I know a lot about him."

"On July 15, he came here to have dinner with five other people. I want to know the information about those five people. Appearance, height, looks, gender..."

"Wait, sir, wait." The young man waved his hand, "Do you think I look like a saint? Tonight at 6 o'clock, Turbine Bar, remember to bring money."

Xing Ze chuckled and said, "How much do you want?"

"It depends on what information you want." The young man proudly slapped the pen in his hand towards Xing Ze, but his hand was tightly pinched halfway, and the strong force made him reveal a painful expression.

"My time is precious, you'd better not play any tricks."

"Of course, of course, my reputation has always been good."

Xing Ze took the pen from the young man and replied in a friendly manner: "Thank you, I really need a new pen."

He let go of his hand, and the young man immediately stepped back a few steps, saying angrily: "Damn, does it take so much effort?"

Xing Ze ignored him and walked towards the nearest Floo site.

For wizards, Apparition is mostly used for short-distance movement, and the Floo network is the most convenient for long-distance movement, while the flying broom is like a motorcycle, and the Thestral carriage is equivalent to a car.

Of course, for those who can neither Apparate nor ride a flying broom, and who are uncomfortable with the transmission of the Floo network, the Knight Bus is the best choice.

But like Muggle transportation, there are places that any public transportation cannot reach, such as uninhabited suburbs, villages in deep mountains and forests, etc.

At this time, you have to use a broom or a carriage. However, compared to the flying broom, Xing Ze prefers to use Muggle cars, at least in terms of comfort, the two are really too different. Of course, you can also install a seat on the broom, or use the air spell to lift yourself up.

He didn't rush to drive, but first found a good restaurant to fill his stomach. Investigating a case is not something that can be done overnight. He now has a lot of information and it is also very complicated. He must identify a direction to investigate, after all, a person's energy is limited.

The old record gang is a breakthrough, but Xing Ze is unfamiliar with this place. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. He did not intend to rashly provoke the local gang, but was ready to hand it over to the police.

Although he did not have his own team this time, he could get very good support from both the Muggle side and the wizard side. So overall, it should be easier than the previous investigation.

However, all this is based on the absence of lies. A is obviously hiding something, and the book "Snake's Tooth" will never be that simple.

At least now a great detective has disappeared, and his life and death are unknown. According to John's description, Mr. Frank is quite capable. If his magic props can really resist ordinary spells, many wizards will be helpless against him.

Like all other worlds and countries, the wizarding world also has geniuses, idiots and ordinary people. People like Dumbledore must be a minority, and ordinary people like Ron Weasley are the mainstream group of wizards.

But even among these people, most of them have not received systematic magic teaching. They rely more on their parents' teachings, and some are even completely self-taught.

There are many wizards who regard school as a cage, and it was even widely circulated for a period of time. These Western wizards who pursue freedom are actually not much different from Western Muggles.

They would rather believe that they will be brainwashed by Dumbledore and become his subordinates if they go to Hogwarts, and they are unwilling to learn magic knowledge for free and systematically, even though they know clearly that self-taught magic can easily produce Obscurus, thus making themselves or their children an Obscurus.

These fools reminded Xing Ze of some patients who were circulating on the Internet in his previous life - they regarded the doctor's words as farts, but believed in their own theories.

After enjoying a plate of pasta and beef soup, Xing Ze almost sorted out all the information he had collected so far.

He planned to continue to investigate along the clue of the matchbox, and the old record gang was handed over to the Liverpool police for investigation.

Based on the information currently available, the five people Frank met on July 15th were very likely related to the four unidentified corpses.

He paid the bill, walked out of the restaurant, and licked his lips. He hadn't been home for a while since he went back on New Year's Day last time. Although his busy mother was even more away from home than him, Xing Ze began to miss authentic Chinese food, not the weird Chinese food that had been modified here.

Before driving, he had to go to another place, Gringotts' branch in Liverpool. Burke gave him a check for 300 gold galleons. He needed to withdraw part of it and then exchange some for pounds.

Although money is not the only key to open the door to the truth, you have to admit that it is the best to use. Just like tonight, it will play a very important role.

An hour later, Xing Ze returned to the police station. Ruiben probably said hello to the police station, and Xing Ze was not blocked at all when he entered.

He asked the reception desk where Ribbon's office was, and then headed straight there, but when he passed the gang investigation team, he spotted Ribbon's figure.

Ruiben also saw Xing Ze, and he immediately opened the door and called Xing Ze in.

There were seven or eight people sitting in the room. Except for the three men in suits sitting near the coffee machine, the others were all wearing casual clothes and had many tattoos on their bodies. These guys feel more like street gang members than police officers.

"Let me introduce you." Ruiben stepped aside so that Xing Ze could be fully displayed in front of everyone, "Special investigator, um——"

"Li, just call me Li." Xing Ze took over.

"Yes, Special Agent Lee. From Scotland Yard," the superintendent added, pointing to the three men sitting at the coffee machine, "Jelland, Franklin and Carmichael from the CID."

After introducing the three people, he introduced the other people in the room. The police officers in civilian clothes belonged to the special gang investigation team. The reason why they were dressed this way was to better blend into the neighborhoods where gangs were located.

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